According to 2016 data from NOPD, there were approximately 520 shooting incidents in New Orleans last year - or roughly 133 incidents per 100,000 residents. The count includes only instances in which someone was hit by a bullet, not every time a gun was fired.
That's a higher rate than in Chicago, which tallied a gruesome 3,550 shooting incidents last year. With a population seven times larger than New Orleans, Chicago had a rate of 130 shootings per 100,000 people.
http://www.google.com/amp/amp.nola.com/v1/articles/19995146/shootings_new_orleans_2016_chi.ampNot exclusively comparing those 2 cities but in general. Should major funding go to cities with the higher rate before those with high incidents or reverse? Yall opinion?
